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*misguided strategy to focus on only the economy | *misguided strategy to focus on only the economy | ||
*ostracized [[Ron Paul]] and his millions of supporters | *ostracized [[Ron Paul]] and his millions of supporters | ||
| − | *spent six years running for president, yet never attempted to learn conservative language and principles<ref>Instead, Romney would make insincere gaffes like claiming to be "severely conservative" | + | *spent six years running for president, yet never attempted to learn conservative language and principles<ref>Instead, Romney would make insincere gaffes like claiming to be "severely conservative."</ref> |
*never emphasized the need to improve [[public schools]], as [[George W. Bush]] did successfully in 2000 | *never emphasized the need to improve [[public schools]], as [[George W. Bush]] did successfully in 2000 | ||
*spent his campaign money on high-priced but ineffective consultants | *spent his campaign money on high-priced but ineffective consultants | ||
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Revision as of 18:51, December 24, 2012
Reasons Romney Lost include:
- weakness on the social issues, such as abortion and same-sex marriage
- fell for neoconservative claptrap to support foreign interventionalism, causing Romney to lose the last two debates
- misguided strategy to focus on only the economy
- ostracized Ron Paul and his millions of supporters
- spent six years running for president, yet never attempted to learn conservative language and principles[1]
- never emphasized the need to improve public schools, as George W. Bush did successfully in 2000
- spent his campaign money on high-priced but ineffective consultants
- failed to run effective political ads against Obama
- badly out-of-touch with the common man, and made no real attempt to connect
- his expensive "Orca" election day "get out the vote" technology failed
- no meaningful outreach to young people
- overplayed the "family man" stuff to the point of irritation about his lack of concern for other people less fortunate
- surrounded himself by RINOs
- unnecessarily lashed out at Todd Akin in a way that cost him pro-life volunteers and convinced millions that Romney would be a puppet for the media
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References
- ↑ Instead, Romney would make insincere gaffes like claiming to be "severely conservative."